The Sun. — London, England, 1864-08-15 00:00:00

CONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is no important feature to report to-day in connection with monetary affairs. The floating balances show a slight augmentation, but discoun ters as a rule do not appear desirous to extend transactions unless they cover them by a wide 74- per cent. is still the minimum quota• Lon for the negotiation of the best short dated bills, and the demand for accommodation continues rather active. The accounts from the manufacturing districts for the past week are, in most instances, of a favour able character. At Manchester, table-cloths and yarns, however, ha've met a slow sale without any change as regards prices. The woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield, has been rather quiet; prices, however, are decidedly firm. In the hosiery and lace departments of Leicester and Nottingham there has been little change of importance; while cutlery at Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhamp. ton has been rather less active in most departments. The subjoined notices have been posted in the Stock Exchange:—" Venezuelan Debt.—Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co., agents in Venezuela, under date the 25th July, report having collected for 55 per cent. of the import duties for about two weeks, from the Customhouse of Puerto Cabello, 2,918 dols. 92, and from that of La Guayra 23,090 dols. 95, making a total of 26,009 dols. 87, on account of the Venezuelan dividends." "Equador.—The mail from Guyaquil has brought a remittance of £ll7 163. 7d., on account of the dividends on the debt of Equsdor." Two o'CLocic. The market for English Stocks has remained very quiet to-day: The limited business transacted has been principally owing to the settlement in the foreign departments, which engages chief atten• tion. Consols continue at former prices, viz., at 891 for money, and at 891- 2 for the account. Th e New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 881 ; Exchequer Bills, 255. to 15s. die. ; India 5 per Cents., 1081 104 k. A moderate business has been transacted in Foreign Stocks, and prices are generally buoyant. Mexican have advanced I to 291 ; the New Stock Continues at 261 ; Greek Bonds are depressed at 23 8 ; Spanish Passive are 30Z ; and Turkish Consolides are 501 or 1 better; the Confederate Loan has risen 21 per cent., viz., to 77 78. Turkish 6 per Cents., 185 S, are 721 ; do., 1862, 691 1; Vene zuelan 6 per Cents., 57,1 and do. Scrip, 9 die.; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 471 ; Russian 41 per Cents., 1850, 85 1 • and do. 5 per Cents., 1862, 871 88/. 4 The settlement of the half monthly account has been the principal business attended to to-day in the Railway bhare Market. Prices, however, in some instances are a shade firmer. Great Eastern have improved ss; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln„ and South Eastern, each 10s, and North Western. The Foreign and Colonial lines are inactive, and Without change as regards values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue dull, and in one or two cases are a shade flatter. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do Account, Aug. 8 3 per Cent. Reduced BB/ New 3 per Cent New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891.... Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire nth J an., 1880 Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (B,ed Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — March. Jun e. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 31 per Cent. 15 Do £5OO - Do £lOO and £2OO Bank England Stk, 5/ per Ct. — Do Account.. INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 2ll Do Account — Do 5 per Cent. July, 1870 .... 1 )o Account — Do 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 — Do Certificates Do Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. Do 5i per Cent. ' May, 1879 . Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1566 Du bencis.El.ooo Do under £l,OOO - FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Do 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Do 4 3 / 4 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do 1863 .. Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent _, ' Chilian 6 per Cent . Colombian 6 per Cent ....• — Cuba, 6 per Cent. h ., Do 5 per Cent. 1864 •v-icluador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — ,Do, Provisonal Land Warrant... — uanish 3 per Cent., 1825 Egyptian 7 per Cent lOll 2 Issue— week 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — .„ 11) 0 Account V o Coupons loa ,Do Account, ) — truatemala 5 per Cent. Do 1839 and 1859 ........ Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent Do Account Do 6 per Cent, 1861 Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Ditto Scrip, £23 paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada .. Do 2 per Cent..... — De Deferred 1) o Land Warrants (Hectares) — "0 Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 — ~ Do do Aug., 1 866 — 1:" eruvian 41 per Cent — Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 41 per Cent., 1862 — , Do Account — rortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account • • Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6 O , 62 ,' 3 .. 47 1 Do A ccount Russian 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 41 per Cent., 1850 .. 85} Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent 1859 Do 5 per Cent, 1862 B7l 8k Do Anglo-Dutch ~.. Do Scrip, £4O paid pm zariinian 5 per Cent Do Account — Spanish 3 per Cent -Do Account .. — Do New Deferred Do Account '3ol i Do Passive Do Account — Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account ...s 121 fswedish, 4 per Cent Do Scrip, £6O paid *--- pm Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do Account — Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account .. Do £lOO Bonds — Do 1863 Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Yens•zuela 3 per Cent. Dr, Account _ Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do Scrip £45 paid .. 9 dis Do 11 per Cent , Dividends on the above payable in London Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Do Account 1 5 ,elgian 41 per Cent., uutch 21 par Cent. .Ex. 12 Guil — 0.40 4 per Cent. Certificates -,.',1a1a, 6 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — , Do Account r_eneh Rentea, 2 per Cent . i i c eti nlvian Dollar Bonds, 4i per Ct. Ex. 4s. Inontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f ...... TWO O'CLOCK. Oonsole Money ............. 89i dverpool Cotton Market-:This Day. Market continues brisk. Sak i s probably 1 0 /4 . 0 or 12,000 bides. PROGRESS OF REVIEWING IN AMER:mt.—With the copies sent to newepage' .s or ot l aer periodicals - IS sent also a printed slip, conts • Icing a 'laudatory notice of t ile work, prepared exclusively 'for t.ie purpose of forestall ing at i ndependent judgment and of sub s ti tut i ng for it, an in calculated to secure ' t h e publisher's profit,. This e t o labora te application of the e rt of puffing is dis;sraceful alike ita authors and to such e ditors as make use of the copy Ulna supplied to them. 'And that the number of these is l • ar ge is obvious from tht fact that one of those publishers' Pails may often be fow id reproduced, with very slight alterations in its for In, i a many journals, under the guise of original criticis /L . ' bus the public is misled not only t_s . to t he merits o f boo k, but as to the re a l op i n i on of those wao 41 p r ofess tope , f 2 judgi nent upon them,--/Yorth .dmerican 4 m , BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Share Railways rag. Price. Business don, 100 Atlantic &St Lawrenot all 58 60 58 sk S Bota.,Baroda&.Centlne 100 100 1001 Gu. 6 per cent.. . 20 Do. New . 8 20 Do. E. 5hare5.......... 7/ par 1 p 201 Butte° and LaxellUron all 54 10 Do. Preference all 7 4 8 4 100 Buffalo,Brant,&Godrie . b 100 76 80 1 6 p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 1878 100 Do. do. July 1, 187: 100 0 80 100 Do. do. June 1, 18;i 100 75 tst; at Clcutta.&S.Eastn.(Lfr, 100 97 91 at Cape Town & Dock Sori, 100 94 96 stook Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. 100 101 103 1021 Stock 1i set Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 100 1001 100/ 20 Do. do. & Ext..... 15 par j p 20 Do. do. Q do. .. 15 par b r. stook Grand Trunk of Canada 100 19 20 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. all 71 73 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 60 63 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. all 66 68 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 55 57 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock ... all 48 5t 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 43 45 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock... all 27 29 23 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 26 28 stook Gt.lndlaPenin.gua.sp.c 100 101 102 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0... 12 par ip Do. January, 1862 .. stook Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 98 100 201 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 9} 9)_ 201 Do. New .... .. 18 11 i 10 100 Do. 8 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 89 91 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-8:... all 82 84 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 I d in stock Madras. . gear., 5p.0. .. 100 99 100 stock D 0.4! p. 0. Extension 100 92 94 stook Do. 4A d 0........ 100 89 01 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Buds. 100 50 51elb. & Hobson's Bay. all 60 62 100 Do. 7p. c. Slortg. Bds. all t 0 Newßrun.swlok & Can& Class A and B. all S 6 7.11.1.C'da6 pc Ist bds 100 82 84 stock Soinde ......... (100 90 101 stock Do. Delhi J 100 99 100 *0 Do. d 0..... E 2 I id at Do. Punjaub aC 1 all 93 100 Do. Do. Stock , Do. Indus. St . Flo ) 1100 ,93 95 , COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. p.c.J &J -- 1877-81 - * ... 100 95 98 971 Do. Ap. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 10(.1 103 D 0.6 p. c. Mar. itt Sept. 100 100 IC2 Do. Ep. o. JandkJuly. loi . 84 86 55 Do. 5 Jnacribed stock 100 84 86 Cape G-.llope. 6 p 0,1873 100 104 106 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 107 109 Do. 1891 100 109 111 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 107 109 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 102 105 Natal Gov. 6 per cont.. 100 1.J4 107 1051 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. a.&July 100 93 100 Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oot. 100 N. S. W. Gov. 5 p 0.,18.t 100 96 18 Du. sp. e.,18/1 to 1871 100 96 98 Do. d0.,1888 Aupwds 100 96 98 96 1 New Zealand 0 p cent. 100 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. j sterling, 1875. lOO 93 101 —Queensland Gcv. 6p, c. 100 100 1 03 I S. Ane G 6 p.e.1878.& up.. 100 10 . 5 107 106 7 Vio.Gov. p.o. Ja.dr,July 100 - Do. in I p.c. 41..n..11004.. l 100 1081 1 0 94 1034 . - BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 clifford Amalgamated 33 31 Devon G. Cone. N " ritViBt ) 1 575 065 east Bassett (Illogan) 30 68 70 last Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon ...... 1.14.6 28 29 East Cam Brea.... .. 3.4.0 81 81 E. W'l Russel (Tavistk , 8.134 41 5 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen , 581 6 8 Great South Tolgus 17s 21 21 G. Wheal Vor(Helston 40 26 28 Grenville . erfAP s-Foot 8.12 38 4 11 ingston Downs 4.18.0 31 41 Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant, vi 8 10 Marke Valley. 4 IMyndy Iron Oro (Lim , 24 d New Setun l 9l 75 85 —• North Downs 3 11 11 N.Wh'l Basset(llloptn 3.1.0 2 21 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey, , Providenoe(Uny Lelnt.) 10.0.7 41 42 South Caradon(St.Cleer 11 480 500 S. Cam Brea (Illogan) — S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan, 18.18.9 421 471 Stray Park 30.17.6 28 30 Tamar Silv.& Lead Min. Gin Crort 9 18 19 West Basset (Illogan) ll 9 10 W Cr radon (Liskeard9 14 16 West Soton Wheel Basset (Illogan) 51 90 95 Wheal Buller(Redruth) 10 20 25 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLacicott . ..... .. 3.5.8 11 2 Wheal MaryAnn(2en.) 8 14 16 Wheal Beton 53. 215 225 Wheal Trelawney (Lis ) 7 19 21 Wheal Union 4 2 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Di PREFERENCE SH . Eastern 41 per cent. pf., Ltto, 5 per cent pf., 7* Lana LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL& ter and Carlisle, 2126 FOREIGN RAILWAY& Bahia and San Francisco 01W Wm. 7 per cent., 18 Namur and Liege gua. 14f. per annum, San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent.. 104 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 21} FOREIGN MOE& St. John del Rey (lim.), 37 61 BANKS. Agra and Masterman's (Um.), lag 7 Australasia, 74 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 211 European Bank, Urn., 14 Imperial Bank of china, India,'and Japan, Um 6i London and Brazilian 48y London and Couuty, 73 London Joint Stock, 4SI 71 London and South-Western, 221 Oriental Bana Corporation. 544 Scinde, Pwajaub, and Delhi, Um., 121 Union of Australia, 52! 3 Union of London ,51} MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim., 2; Egyptian Com. and Trading, Rm., 31 Fore-street Warehouse, Um., 7 Hudson's Bay, mg Imperial Mercantile Credit Also., Um., si 2 5 Land Credit of Ireland, Dm 5i London Mauritius F Land, inan Ced eial r Ass i* "ll.l°ll M" and Aig lim., Ital. 11 Milwall Iron Work , ' 7, Um" pany National Dinour Ditto, new " Com ' Oriental Fi• .iancial,• lim., 31 1 -s-v-7.:lll"e'lllnuresowtur: /nniitment, Um., 120 A GENTLE? :EN FOUND DROWNED IN THE SER PENTINE.--On Saturday, the body of a man, about 50 years of age, respectably dressed, and wearing a gold ring, with red stone, was found in the Serpentine at 113 1 The deceased is d escr ib ed as about 4 feet 3,0 inches tin length, fair cpmpl ex i on, with grey hair and whiskers. TUe shat he had on is ma r k e d " J. Hillier. " de Park. THE. CONDEMNED CONVICT, JOHN ALLEN,—Tho convict John Allen, who was sentenced to death at the late assizes for the county of Somerset, awaits his doom in Taunton Gaol. At the trial, it will be remembered, he was utterly prostrated, but since then he has somewhat reco vered, and conducts himself as becomes his awful situation. He appears perfectly resigned to his fate, and only regrets that the wound he inflicted on his own throat has not re• suited fatally, so that he might have been buried in the same grave as his murdered wife. He complains bitterly of John Steele—the man of whom he was jealous—and looks upon him as the author of all his misery. It is pro posed to set on foot a subscription to provide for his youth. ful daughter, so soon to Decome an orphan. SHARE hIARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOE.S. Share! Railways. P a id, Closing Businege Price. done. Wol., and Str. Val, Blythe and Tyne. Bost., Sleat ., andMid.l;o Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A Do. B till 6p c.p an. has (A gets no div been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast Juno. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock 9 Of 86 ;8 126 127 1261 6 7 35 36 16 17 8) 91 110 tl2 47 48 Ditto EastAnglian et GrentNorthot Scotland Great Northern........ 7 7i Do A stook 131 135 15: 151 131 133 92 94 69 GJi Do la do Gt. E. an , l I►. of Irelan , Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwell Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lun., Chat., and Dover Lon. & Noe'h Western, Lon. & Scr.th Western' Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do j shares... .. Metropolitan Midland 120 1201 68 70 105 i le6l 42 44 117 /171 08 90 66 67 113 1131 138 1384 Do New Do Binning. (Iv Derby Slid. Gt. W. of Irelane 108 110 Do. shares Mid Kept Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Bervrio:, Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds 54 65 2511 26i 108 109 Do York Do Carlisle...... North. London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Soot N. E., Aber. stoc! Do Scot 'Mid. stook Shrews. and Welohpoo Shropshire Union South 'South Eastern South Wales IS. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok. , an dWok. Stockton /z Darlington' Do Do New, 1880 Taff Vale .. 10 Do B 10 Do C 60 Ulster 25 Do 1210 Do Vale of Neath Victoria eta. and Pim Waterford .t Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.ezit.l West Midland —Oxiord Do Newport' Do Hereford, 65 66 93 96 126 129 Ifr. 78 86 10 11 125 130 39 41 67 59 34 36 92 1) . i 'lO3 105 E 7& 38i 10i 11i,, 8 9 p 165 170 6 7 I 3 4 p 101 104 34 38 13.14 et 10 at et 50 20 1 0.16.4 100 all all all all 100 100 100 117 10 934 CO/ 113 137* 30 92 } THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 15, 1864. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The principal markets held on Saturday were but mode• rately supplied with wheat, in whioh only a limited busi ness was transacted on rather lower terms. Barley and oats, as well as beans and peas, commanded full prices, with a fair inquiry. The flour trade was somewhat heavy. On the continent, wheat continues to move off slowly, but all other kinds of produce have commanded more attention. The shipments of wheat and flour from America continue on a full average scale. The arrivals of home-grown produce up to our market last week were very moderate. From abroad we received 22,606 qrs of wheat, 1,705 barley, 7,726 oats, 1,000 rye, 20 beans, 50 tares, 2,621 linseed, 10.574 rapeseed, 3,456 maz3, 10 sundry seeds, 50 sacks and 7,866 barrels of flour. Fresh up to our market to-day, coastwise and by land carriage, the arrivals of old English wheat were small. The supply of new home-grown wheat on the stands was but moderate ; the quality of the produce was, for the most part, goo], and the condition excellent. The quality of the red wheats especially were very good. Notwithstand ing, however, that the show of samples on sale was by no means extensive, the trade for all qualities was very dull. Compared with Monday last, a decline of Is. per quarter took place in the value of last year's produce, and new wheats could only be disposed of at a reduction in price of fully similar extent. CURRENCY PER. IMPERIAL MEASVRII. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 39s to 44s Ditto, 1861 ' 41s 418 Ditto, white, 1863 435 49d Ditto, 1864 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, 1804 Ditto, 1863 Talavera, 1864 Rye— 228 27s Barley—Grinding 228 25s Malting, new, 32s 37s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 665 Brown Kingstown and Ware 6os 668 Chevalier 66s 68s Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding lBB 23s Potato Youghal and Cork, black l5B 23s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding l9s 238 Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey . Maple White Boilers 368 40s Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2Bs 305 Stockton and Norfolk 26s 28s American, per barrel l9s 25s cakes was very brisk, and a prices. further advance took place in Turnip,White,p.bus.lls to 14s Swede —a —s Mustard, Brown los 13s White, Tares, Spring.... 4s Od 4s 6d Old per quarter - - 8 Canary, per quarter 52s 62s Rye grass, new 22s 24s Clover, Red Eng., ct —a —s White Foreign Red White -s -5 Trefoil new. Carraway .... 22s 20s Coriander l2B 16s Henapseed, per qr —s hue Linseed,Eng.sowing 76s 78s i u Crshng 598 63s Baltic - —g --s Odes§a —B —s Linseed Cake, p ton —s —a English £9los£lo —s Foreign £9 Os XlO 5s Rape Cakes,p ton£ 10s £slos Rapeseed, new,pr qr 64s 668 TALLO W. Ths tallow trade is steady to-day, at prices without material change from Monday last. P.Y.C. is quoted at 41s 9d per cwt on the spot, and 43s 9d for October to De cember delivery. Rough fat, 2s Id per 81b. Town tallow, 40s 6d net cash. Particulars. 1850, 1 1861 1862. 1863. 1864. Stock this clay.... 38.816 ) 51.650 31.787 41,362 r 44.0;4 5 51s3a :o : 14s 00 to'4Bs3l to 4301 to'4le 9d to 51s I'd 44s 6d 48s Sc! —s —s Od Ditto from June 1 19,878 20,201 15.955 9,955 11,812 AD Price rerliivv ea o rl f ys Ylia.aCsst.t week kt 18:3 3,377 1,306 1, 0 86 1.419 4 08 2,835 1,410 1,268 203 Ditto from June 1 31,596 15.0J3 13,430 13,573 9,665 Price of Town 54s 3d 48s 6d 50s Od 43a Id 43s Od POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. WESTMINSTER. SERIOUS CHARGE OF ROBBERY AGAINST A MITCH mAxER.—John Thresher, a matchmaker, living at 13, High-row, Knightsbridge, was charged with breaking into the shop of Mr Marconi, a confectioner in High-row, and stealing some copper money. Cezur Berantha, a man in the service of the prosecutor, who has several confectionary shops, said that he left the Knightsbridge , shortlyafter; afterwards tacivart informeder to that one this e this morning, and was light at th t a l cl 3, b ilgh ee i na - f r t o er w w , ards seen in the shop, and that a man had been there. Witness went w ith a policeman and there found that 2s 10d in copper money had been taken from the till, and prisoner afterwards admitted his guilt. Mr Daymen—How could any one get in ? Witness—By tales keys. There were no marks of violence. Police-constable 65 B said he saw the foreman of the shop leave at a quarter to one this morning, and a few minutes afterwards observed% light in the shop. He looked through a crevice is the shutters, and saw the prisoner with a candle in his hand in the shop. Witness gave informa tion to the prosecutor, and pointed prisoner out. He ad mitted his guilt, and produced the false keys by which he had entered the shop, and told where he had concealed the money. Mr Smyth, solicitor, entreated the magistrate to dispose of the case himself for the larceny. He said he had been re tained for the accused, but felt there was no withetar ding the evidence that had been adduced. It was a most de plorable and unaccountable case. The prisoner was a highly respectable man in a good way of business, and there seemed to be no reason for the robbery. Prisoner received an excellent character. He was sentenced to 3 months' hard labour in the House of Correction. MONEY " AT CALL," Has the custom of taking money at call anything to do with the increasing fluctuation in the rate of discount ; and is not the practice bad in principle These are questions which require grave consi. deration and free ventilation. Many persons expe. rienced in the money market ere inclined to think that both questions must be answered in the affir mative—and yet the custom of taking money at call has prevailed so long, that to abolish it at once would occasion some important changes in our financial arrangements. On the other hand, if it were abolished, the probability is that we should avoid many of the changes in the value of money which are constantly taking place. Let us, however, before going further, endeavour to understand clearly what is meant by " money at call." All the balances held by bankers, and be longing to their customers, may be broadly re garded (apart from express stipulatioes to the con trary) as in some cases money at call, because the banker is bound to honour his customer's cheque to the extent of his balance. But a banker, from ob servation, gets to know the amount of the ordinary balance which his customer keeps in his hands, and therefore by holding a certain average amount in reserve he can safely employ the remainder of his balances for his own advantage. This is ordi nary banking business. We see by the weekly accounts of the Bank of England that it is the custom of that establishment to keep at least one third of its balances, or banking liabilities, in re serve, and when this reserve is more or less than the third, the bank, as a rule, raises or lowers the rate of discount. But these ordinary banking balances are not, in the common acceptances of the phrase, " money at call,"which consists for the most part of money taken by the banks and discount houses in deposit, with interest allowed thereon, the depositors of themoney being themselves uncertain as to when they wilt require it, and the establishments who take it hav ing the power, at pleasure, either of returning it or of lowering the rate of interest allowed on it. This is the sort of financing which, in our opinion, con tributes to the constant fluctuation in the value of money. Now, the Bank of England does not deal in this sort of money at all. It neither takes nor lends money " at call." Tho practice, therefore, of taking money at call, be it for good or for evil, cannot be charged upon the Bank of England. The custom is confined to private joint-stock banks, and to the discount firms and companies. We question very much, however, whether private bankers take much money at call, although they certainly lend it on those terms to the discount establishments, and pos. sibly to some of the joint-stock banks. But there can be no doubt that the onus of the practice lies chiefly at, the doors of the discount houses and companies. It is, of course, very agreeable to large holders of money to be able to, place it out quickly for em ployment at good rates of interest, with the power of recalling it and with good security for it. It is questionable, however—and this is a point of no small importance—whether in nine instances out of ten any security is; given for money at call beyond mere deposit notes. This free and easy manner of dealing with money constitues at once its conveni ence and its danger, and certainly contributes to render the money market unsteady in times of pres sure. We believe that if security were taken, as it ought to be, in every transaction, the custom of taking money at call would be in no small degree checked, and we are sure that it is sound advice to recommend those who lend money at call to take security. Fora real remedy to the evils arising out of the present system we must of course go deeper than this. We confess to a belief that if the discount establishments would refuse to take money at lees than seven days' notice, the dangers involved in the present system would be greatly diminished, and the money market be rendered much steadier than it is. The time is certainly ripe for the dicussion of the question.—Money Market Review. British Archaeological Association. IPSWICH, Saturday. Yesterday afternoon the members of the associa tion, to the number of about 130, paid a visit to the Insident, Mr Geo. Tomline, M,P., at Orwell Park. On their arrival they inspected the fine, though not large, collection of paintings, which includes works of Murillo, Cuyp, Van der Velde, Wouvermans, Van dyek, Gainsborough, and other eminent artists. The beautiful view from the park in front of the mansion was duly admired; the Orwell, admitted to be a most lovely river, forms the south. western boundary of the park, and with wood and water nature has made Orwell Park one of the prettiest seats in Suffolk. After passing an hour or two in the grounds dinner was announced, and the large party sat down to a sumptuous repast, which having been concluded, Mr PETTIGREW proposed "The Health of their President, Mr. Tomline," thanking him for the great assistance he had rendered the association during the congress, and alse for the magnificent manner in which he had entertained them that day. (Cheers.) Mr ToMLINE briefly responded, expressing the pleasure he experienced in welcoming them to his residence, and concluded by proposing "The Ladies." Soon after the party returned to Ipswich, and met in the evening at the new assembly rooms, where a very interest ing temporary museum of antiquarian curiosities, contri ,!mted by gentlemen in the neighbourhood, had been am ,:nged. Here a conversazione was held, the chair being taken by the president. Mr p z. TruntEw read a letter from Durham inviting the association : 0 hold its congress for 186) in that city, and stating that thi corporation, the university, and the dean and chapter would co-operate. He pointed out the inte resting nature of ti:e neighbourhood of Durham to the archa3ologist, and proposed that the invitation be accepted, and that the next congress be held at that city. Mr Pittman seconded the motion, observing that Durham, lying so near the Scottish border, abounded in old castles and objects of interest. The Rev. J. C. HARTSIIORNE cordially supported the proposition, which was carried unanimously. Mr GORDON HILLS then read a paper upon the round tower' of churches in Ireland. The }'RESIDENT said he had now to move that the thanks of tho association should be given to numerous gentlemen who had assis,'ed in rendering the congress now about to be closed so eneoessful. He proposed a vote of thanks to the Mayor and CorP ora tion of Ipswich (ch eers ), t o the yen. Lord A. Hervey; sta ,l the clergy of the dioce se ( app l ause) ; -The Suffolk Arcbsealogical Institute to two sister societies- - giea r Society of Essex; and the ...rcloseolo to the vice pre sidents and pfficers of thin' conference ; to the local secre taries (Mr R. lti. Phipson aid Mr J. Haddock) and the local committee; to the Maym' of Colchester, to the Rev. E. C. Alston, and othet's who h-,:d hospitably entertained them (cheers) ; to the gentlemen who had contributed papers, and to those who had sent it. Ateresting objects to this museum. (Cheers.) Mr. PETTIGREW proposed a vote of thane to the presi dent. (Loud cheering.) Mr. Tomline had shown the greatest urbanity and courtesy, and had entered ti.:oroughly into the business of the congress, and deserve,, their hearty thanks. (Cheers.) Mr. PHILLIPS seconded the motion, alluding to the hes - pitality the president had shown them that day. The PRESIDENT briefly responded. To-day the last excursion of the meeting Wag made to Sudbury, Long Meiford, and Lavenham. THOMAS DE QUINCEY•—Thomas de Quincey, in his autobiographical sketches, records the fact of his having, at the age of 15, gained a certain public distinction —to wit, a prize for a copy of English verses. Three prizes wore given, of which De Quincey's was the third. He describes with amusing egotism, how he became, for the first timo in his life, something of a " lion," and he states that all his friends, excepting his mother, assured him that his verses ought to have stood the first. He adds, that from what he could recollect of the verses after the lapse of 50 years, it was his opinion that although they might be perhaps less finished :than the others, they were superior in the structure of the metre, and in the choice of expressions. And he launches out into remarks upon the sot-disant poets of the day, and the reasons why he has declined to take his place among them. It may be worth preserving among the minor literary memoranda of that period, that each of Da Quincey's rivals in this competition became, like himself, in due course of time, men of note. The first was J. H. Leigh Hunt, and the second one of our most distinguished topographers, George Ormerod, , F.R.S. The prizes were offered by the publishers of a long forgotten periodical, called the Monthly Preceptor, and the verses were a translation of the "Integer vitae" of Horace. It may be added that the translations themselves are found in the Monthly Preceptor of the date, and that while they are highly creditable to boys of 15, the composition of the now venerable historian of Cheshire is by no means inferior to either of the other two,—Votes and Queries. The Death of a Guardsman at the Wimbledon Rifle Meeting, This morning, Mr W. Carter, the coroner for East St irrey, resumed the inquiry at the Rose and Crown, North '►Vim bledon, into the cause of the death of Thomas Cooper of the Coldstream Guards. After several additional witnesses had been examii2ed, The Coroner, in summing up, said the jury would, have to satisfy themselves that Sergeant Roberts had fired the shot, and if so, what was the degree of homicide of that act--whether it was felonious so as to justify a charge of murder, or whether there was such a want of consideration in the act which would make it the duty of the jury t( send the case to another tribunal as a charge of manslaughter, Even if Roberts did not see deceased, who it was said, was behind the target, he would be liable for any consequences that might ensue from his carelessness or want of obser. Vance of those proper regulations which had been laid down for the due carrying on the business of the National Rifle Association, in the promotion of rifle shooting at the Wimbledon meeting, and which were obligatory for the welfare of all parties engaged. The jury returned a verdict of death by misadventure. (Loud cheers in court,) LAW INTELLIGENCE, Aug, 15, COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE ROSSITER. This bankrupt was described as of London and Sydney, merchant, and this was an adjourned meeting for examina tion and discharge. The bankrupt was in partnership with Jacob Lazarus at Sydney. Tha amended accounts show a total amount of debts and liabilities of £96,876; assets, £75,767, thus set out—To creditors, London house, £52,741; do., Sydney, £22,066 ; do. holding security, London house, £3,867 ; do.. Sydney house, £lB,lBB. By Debtors—London house, £235; do. Sydney house, £1,662. By property London house, £895; do. Sydney house, £38,307. Do. in the hands of creditors—London house, £3,232; Sydney house, £31,334. Deficiency. £21,108, Mr Brough, for the assignees, did not oppose. He said that this was in fact a bankruptcy under the bankrupt's separate estate, as the affairs of the partnership were being wound up in Sydney, but £12,000 had already been sent over to pay the English creditors, and there was no doubt that they would be paid in the whole 6s. in the pound. There was no opposition on the part of the assignees. Mr Ashurst for the creditors, &c., said that the bank rupt had been before the court for 12 months, and had given up all he had. His Honour granted an order of discharge. IN RE ROLFE. This was an application for release from custody. Mr Hazlett, the registrar, said that there had been a pre vious bankruptcy, but the bankrupt had not taken up his discharge, and on being arrested presented a fresh petition. His Honour said it was a trick, and the bankrupt would not be released until he had obtained his discharge, The bankrupt said he did not know it was necessary. His Honour—You know it now. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—This Day. Tne September Sessions of the Central Criminal Court commenced this morning at the Sessions House, Old Bailey, before the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, W. Lawrence, Esq.; Alderman Challis, the Common Sergeant, T. Chambers, Esq., Q.C. Deputy Recorder; Alderman Phillips, Alder man J. W. Lawrence, the Sheriffs, H. H. Nissen, Esq and Thomas Cave, Esq. ; the Under Sheriffs, Messrs Ni cholson and Gammon, and other civic authorities. The calendar contains a list of 102 prisoners for trial, of which 1 is for murder, 1 attempting to murder; shooting at feloniously with intent, 1; wounding feloniously, 6; manslaughter, 4; sending threatening letters, 2; forgery, 3; burglary, 14; 12 uttering counterfeit coin. The other cases are of the ordinary character. The Grand Jury having been sworn, The Common Sergeant proceeded to deliver his charge, and remarked that although the calendar did not contain a longer list than usual, he regretted to say that the details of some of the cases presented very melancholy appearances, there were no less than five cases involving loss of life, one only of them amounted to murder, the others were charges of manslaughter, and in one form or other there were no less than 23 cases involving violence to the person, which was very much to beregretted_ The jury no doubt were acquainted with their duties, and it would not be necessary for him to address them at any length. There was the case of murder, in which a woman named Hartley, alias Bowen, was charged with the murder of her infant male child. It appeared that the prisoner had given birth to the child in a workhouse. She left with the child, which was at that time in perfect health. She was afterwards seen to go into the parlour of a publichouso with a paper parcel and to leave the house without it. This attracted attention, and on the waiter searching the room, the paper parcel was found stuck up the chimney, and on taking it out, on search ing was found to contain the body of a child. It was dead, but warm ; and on a medical gentleman being called in, on examination he found marks of recent suff,cation producing . death, and if the jury were satisfied, on the evidence, that there was a prima facie case against the prisoner, it would be their duty to return a true bill for murder; and then, supposing there, was any ground for reducing the offence, that could be inquired into on the trial before the petit jury. There was another charge of a very distressing and painful character, in which a woman named Mary Blake was charged with the manslaughter of two of her children by starvation—one an infant, and the other a child about three years old. It appeared she and her children and three others last received in and out door relief from the workhouse. She left, and afterwards placed the children in a miserable room, and was in the habit of leaving them there, going out in the morning and returning late at night. Sometimes staying out all night, and going in in the morning. The children attracted the attention of some of the lodgers, and on going into the room they found the chil dren in a frightful emaciated state, without food, and covered with vermin. The children were taken to the workhouse. The prisoner was no doubt responsible for the death of the the infant, as it was her duty to have furnished it with the necessary nourishment, and if it died from that cause, and from her wilful neglect, she was guilty of manslaughter. As to the other child, a diffi. culty might arise as to whether the prisoner was a married woman or note .If she was, the husband would be respon sible and liable to punishment. As it was his duty to have provided for the child, there was no doubt the prisoner had been receiving in and out-door relief for two years, and had abandoned her children to take up with another man, and she could have gone to the pariah and obtained relief ; in• stead of that rho left the children starving. If they were satisfied that the death of the second was occasioned by the prisoner's neglect she was responsible, and it would be the duty of the jury to return true b ills,in both cases. The Common Sergeant having referred briefly to some of the other cases dismissed the jury to their duties, and in the course of the morning several true bills brought in. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a large supply of foreign stock on offer here to-day. The beasts were mostly in poor condition; but the quality of the sheep and calves was good. The arrival of beasts fresh up from our own grazing dis tricts were seasonably extensive. The general quality of the supply, however, was by no means prime. From Ire land and Scotland the receipts were limited. Good and prime breeds commanded a steady sale, at full quotations. Otherwise, the beef trade ruled heavy, and, in some in stances, the quotations had a drooping tendency. Other wise the beef trade ruled heavy, and in some instances the quotations had a drooping tendency. A few prime Scots realised 5s per 81bs; but the general top price was 4s 10d per Sibs. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire we received about 2,700 shorthorns and crosses ; from other parts of England 900 various breeds, from Scotland 40 Scots and crosses, and from Ireland 100 oxen and heifers. We were fairly supplied with sheep as to number; but mos : breeds were in middling condition. Prime Downs, half-bret;.°: &c., moved off steadily at full currencies. In ferior breeds Were dull, and rather cheaper. The highest quotation was 5s 4:1 per 81bs. Inferior lambs were very dull, at low prices. The best breeds changed hands at from 5s 8d to 6s 8d per Sibs. The supply was very moderate. We had a dull sale of calves, at late rates—viz., from 5s 8d to 66 8a Ter 81be, The pork trade was heavy, on former terms. p er 8;,! -, s. to sink the offal. s. d. s. . a. d. s. d Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 irimecrs-wool d 0.4 8 5 0 Second quality do. 3 8 4 2 P m c.S'thdowndo.6 2 5 4 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 Large s;.rse. calves 4 0 4 6 Prime Soots, &a. 4 8 4 10 Prime srat.: ll d 0... 4 8 6 0 Ursa. & inf. sheep 3 6 3 10 Large hogs.. ••.. 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. 4 0 4 6 Small porkers.. •. 4 2 4 6 Lambs....sB 8d to 6s Bd. Suckling calves, 164 to 22s ; and quarter-old attire pigs, 20s to 21s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts ... FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep grid lambs .... 10,210 Calves .... Pigs Cows Sheep and lambs.... 29,060 Calves Pigs. 4201 The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 15,602. head. In the corresponding week in 1863,w0 received 14,015—in 1862,12,180—M 1861, 11,271 —in 1860,14,783--in 1859, 10,814—in 180, 9,106 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LA.sl WEER. From Beasts. Sheep. Lamps. Calveb% Pigs. Amsterdam.... .. 191 .. Antwerp .. 24 .. 80u10gne...... • Bremen . 297 .. 208 .. . . • • Calais ••• • • • • • 9 Dordt. 127 .. 624 .. 4 .. Dunkirk. .. Hamburg Harlingen 411 .. 666 .. 109 .. 134 .. 1065 Medemblik 171 .. 1457 .. 7 .. Nieu Diep 125 .. 350 .. 69 .. Ostend . 34 .. 60 .. 31 .. . • Rotterdam .... 807 3362 387 .. 23 3 Tonning Total .... 2891 .. 10,357 .. 348 .. 625 ~1381 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :-- Beasts. Sheep. Lambe. Calves. Pigs. 1863 2261 .. 8,577 .. 1033 .. 978 .. 1166 1862 1582 .. 8,445 .. 893 .. 466 .. 797 1861 1467 .. 7,958 274 .. 547 .. 1025 1860 A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, Aug. 17, 1863, and this day, Monday, Aug. 15, 1864, Per 81b. to sink tho offal. Aug. 17, 1863. Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 4to 3 8 Second quality do. 3lO 4 4 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Prime Scots, &c... 4 8 410 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do .. 4 2 4 6 Prime coarse-woolled do 4 8 410 Prime Southdown do. Lambs Large coarse calves .. 3 6 4 2 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers Boasts Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs 240 SurPLIEs ON SALE, Aug. 13, 1862,—8 sheep and lambs, 28,560—calves, 266—pigs, Auef. 19, 1861,—Beasts, 4,770 —sheep, 2 195—pigs, Sp, Aug. 15, 1864. 3 4 to 3 6 38 4 2 4 4 4 4 8 410 3 6 310 40 4 6 48 5 0 52 5 4 68 6 8 40 4 8 410 5 0 36 4 0 42 4 6 6,680 30,640 1 470 leaetz, 4,470- 300. ;,339 —calves, NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of meat on sale at these markets is but moderate, and the trade rules firm at full quotations. Per Slb. by the carcase. ■ tl s d Inferior beef .. 3 0 3 4 Middling do. .. 3 6 3 10 Prime largo do. 4 0 4 2 Do. small do. .. 4 2 4 4 Large pork 3 4 4 0 Inferior 11144 m, 3 10 4 4 Middlingmutton 8 4 a s 4 6 6 8 Prime do .. 4 8 4 10 VeaJ. .. 3 8 4 4 Small pork 4 2 4 6 Lamb BOROUGH HOP. A few pockets of new English hops have recently been received in good condition, pnd have sold at £7 per cwt. The demand for last year's hops continues steady, and prices of all qualities rule firm. Older hops, however, are a dull inquiry, and the quotations rule next to nominal. The accounts 'rom the plantations vary considerably a., to the probable yield this season. Although, however, there will be deficiency of hops on some plantations, the total yield will in aU probability equal the production of an season. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supply of home-grown potatoes has fallen off, the markets, to-day, being very moderately supplied with most descriptions. The trade, consequently, is firmer, and an advance has taken place in prices, Scarcely any foreign produce is on sale. Kent and Essex Regents Ditto Slums lO3 to 1001 „ WOOL. The public sales of colonial wool continue to be well attended by home buyers. The biddings. however, are by no means active. Nevertheless all good and fine parcels of wool command full prices. Several lots of greasy Adelaide produce have been withdrawn. English wool, in the pri vate contract market, is in limited request. The quotations, however, were tolerably firm. List week's import was 1,793 bales from New Zealand; 233 Buenos Ayres; 123 Bombay ; 367 liurrachee ; and 235 bales from Hamburg. Current prices of English wool per lb. .. _ . Fleeces —South Down hoggets 2 0 2li Halt-bred do J ent fleeces . . South Down ewes and wethers 2 0 2 2 _.............. .. __ 2 1 '2 2 Leicestor do. Sorts —Clothing . 1 8 23i combing SEEDS. For most agricultural seeds the demand was quiet, at last Monday's currency. 4 parcel of new white mustard was on sale in prime condition. There was an active trade for East India linseed, at enhanced rates ; but Calcutta rape was in slow request, on former terms, The inquiry for MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE SERIOUS ASSAULT ON A LICENSED VICTUALLER. —Cornelius Foley, an Irishman, charged with violently assaulting Mr Henry Busby, of the Grapes Tavern, St. Martin's-lane, was again brought before Mr Tyrwhitt. Mr Busby, who was unable on the last occasion to attend the court, owing to the injuries he had received, a certificate i n being arin g . put cr o in to that eff ec t s i gned b y D r Fen -8 Hospital, was now in attendance, but was in such a weak s tat e that he was compelled to give nofBg, Charing-cro s s h his evidence seated. Mr Busby said that on Saturday week the prisoner came into his house in the afternoon and annoyed the customers, and threatened his wife. He put the prisoner out, and the prisoner, after spitting in his face, said " You --, I'll do for you and all the --- house." About 20 minutes to 12 the same night the prisoner came in again, and began quar relling with some persons in front of the bar, when he pre vented him continuing it, and put kim out. The prisoner then said, " y e n --, I'll do for you before long," and left for about a quarter of an hour, when he returned and pushed the door open a little way and threw a ginger beer bottle with great violence at him. He fell, bat was caught in the arms of a person and taken to Charing-cross Hospital, but had been attended to since at home. The blow took effect on his nose, which was seriously injured, and he was still very ill, having lost a great deal of blood—nearly three quarts. The doctor from Charing-cross Hospital was in daily attendance upon him. In answer to a question, Mr Busby said he did not see the prisoner when he threw the bottle at him. Edward Chapman, potman to Mr Busby, said that on the night of Saturday week he was about closing the house, 9, hen he saw the prisoner outside. Hearing the prisoner make use of a threat, his attention was drawn to him, and he saw the prisoner take a ginger-beer bottle from behind his back and throw it with great force at Mr Busby, striking him Gu the nose. A police constable being on the spot the prisoner was at once taken into custody. The barman at Mr Busby's said ho saw the prisoner outside the house at the time the bottle struck Mr Busby, but could not say who threw it, he being alongside Mr Busby in the bar at the time. The prisoner said before he left the house that he would do for the two, meaning Mr Busby and witness, and came to the house with a soda-water bottle as well 0.4 a ginger-beer bottle, the soda-water bottle being picked up afterwards. Some other evidence having been given the prisoner was c eomitted for trial to the Central Criminal Court. T iri. l OWNER WANTED FOR SOME PLATE, &C.—John Jenkins, described as a coppersmith, was charged before Mr Tyrwhitt with being in possession of a quantity of spoons and forks and two large table cloths supposed to be stolen. James Deay ton, 29 F, saw the prisoner last night in Great White Liorcstreet with a bundle under his arm, and b3s pecting him asktd what he had in it. The prisoner ma d b no reply, and Deaiton then took the bundle from him and exat ,;ined it, when h ef ,2und it to contain 14 forks and six spoons_ , ;, ome silver and ot:lers plAted—and two large t a blecloths, one . marked T. W a t sb. n. As the prisoner re• fused to give any aeCount of himself he took him to the s t a ti o n, when he refuse,: to give his nano,and address, but this morning gave the namb of Jenkins. The prisoner said he met a woman last tigZlt, and she left the bundle with him. !lir Tyrwhitt remanded the primmer. THAMES. DESTROYING A. LIST OF BORDITGII VOTERS,--William Smith, a boy, was brought before /dr Paget, charged with destroying a list of voters, and assaulting John Croncher, assistant beadle of the parish of All Saints, Poplar. Croncher stated that in consequence of the lists of voters on the church and chapel doors being repeatedly torn down, lie was directed by the overseers and vestry clerk to look after them. On Saturday night, about nine o'clock, he saw the prisoner and six oilier boys in the High-street, Poplar. They stopped opposito the Bethel Church, where a list of borough voters was affixed to the door. A boy tore th e lower part of the printed list, an d the prisoner made a spring and tore the lists right across. HO seized two of the boys, the prisoner and anot h er, and t h e y made a vi o l e n t attac k upon him. The prisoner struck him on the back of the head. The boys got away. He met with a poice con stable, and succeeded in taking the prisoner into cusi;xly. He oiig i na ny placed eighteen printed lists of voters on the churches and chapels in the parish. They were all torn d own by mischievous boys and others. He had affixed forty printed lists of,voters on th e pl aces of wors hi p i n the par i s h. Th e owners were liable to a penalty of £5O if the lists were doors for three Sundays in The beadle, of Mile end Old-town, said the lists of voters had been torn down by wicked. and mischievous persons. Mr. Paget said the prisoner had been locked up some was of . great importance they should be pro- Anoutgounstt.he church and chapel time, and deserved all the i nconvenience cast upon him. the time prescribed by law on the church It was a most senseless and .absurd proceeding to tear down chapel doors. The . prisoner was liable to a penalty of 405., and also to be punished. for the assault on the beadle. He would punish with . severity all offenders who should be brought before him in future.. He then severely lectured o l a i on s r t dv s e o d f voters.entiroforl t the prisoner and discharged him. SIIIPPING-TRIS DAY. Lormafq, Aug. 1.5. —Wind this day a t noon — var i a ble; very fine. )3—Arriv - Pd Japan, from London, SWANSEA, A u g' ' —Paul, Sailed—Confide nce, from Bilboa. 14.—Arrived— for Gibraltar. for Adelaide. Sailed. —Anglesey, for Melbourne. 1 3 .""' P LYMOU TH, Aug. Wind S.—Sailed —Bantam, for S HIEL DS, Aug. Calcutta. Arrived— lILLL, Aug. 13— Columbus, from Mira macho. PILL, Aug.l4.--A.rrived —C uba packet, And Chri st her Columbus, from Cuba. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, August 14—Lord John Russell, screw steamer, from Dunkirk—Ocean King and Jupiter, from Cronstadt —Emanuel, from Faaborg—k uret and Napoleon, from Gravelines—Kate end Canton, from Bruges—Superior and Resolution, from Archangel — Constantia, from St. Peters burg—Onward, from Maysquez—Geor g i na , f rom B russe ls. Arrived, August 15—CommerFe and Courant, from Archangel—Amazon, from Dunkirk—Mindet, from Dram —Blue Jacket, from Antwerp—Traveller, from Riga— Henry, from Droback. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed—Alice, from London.. for Havre—Emma, from London, for Cardiff—Carmen, from London, for Newport —St. Lawrence, from London, for Cardiff—Fair Leader, f r om London, for Bombay. Carlo Patti, brother of Adeline, and late aide-de camp to General Beauregard, has come to Europe for the purpose of studying music. He is 22 years of age, and after fighting in 11 battles was taken prisoner and liberated on parole, A Bailie before his Peers. At the Bathgate Police-court, on Wednesday, Mr James Lamb, a junior bailie, was tried before Bailies Johnston for causing an obstruction on the public street by exposing goods or merchandise. The proceedings, as reported in the Glasgow Herald, were rather novel. On being called upon to plead, Bailie Lamb said—Before I plead, •I request your honours to remove that little dog ; it's a nuisance"—(referring to a little dog which, although not the procurator- fiscal's, is in the habit of following him). Their honours saw no necessity for removing the obstruc tion. Bailie Lamb, however, thought proper to give the dog a hearty kick, to the disgust of all present. The Procurator-Fiscal—Your honours, I do think such condos' t is highly reprehensible on the part of Bailie Lamb to ill-use that dog as he has done, although it is not mine. If Bailie Lamb is very anxious to kick all the dogs ut of the room, I think your honours would be justified in kicking out all the lambs. (Laughter.) Bailie Lamb, howerg, pleaded not guilty, and wished the case lo go to proof. He had three objections to the reledancy of the libel—let. This case has arisn at the instance of the procurator-fiscal, and we have no procu rator-fiscal. 2d. I am not charged for any crime, and might just as well have been accused of manslaughter, as toe summons did not set forth any particular charge. 3,i. The summons has been signed only by one bailie, and one evidently void of common sense, (Great sensation.) The little dog again approached Mr Lamb, with the evident fi:tention of being friendly, but only received another kick, amid a round of hisses. The Procurator-Fiscal —Your honours, seeing the ani mus of Bailie Lamb against the dog, I think he is no man at all ; and in the manner he has insulted your honours so grossly, renders himself liable to imprisonment for con tempt of court. Bailie Lamb—l entirely object to the procurator-fiscal pursuing this case. We have no procurator-fiscal ;Mr Gardner can't hold two offices. The Procurator-Fiscal —'The highest legal opinion h as b e en got on this point, and I can bot h be counc illor and procurator fiscal. Bailie Lamb—l deny it. Really, your honours, I can't speak if the clerk makes such wry tame ; he puts me off the summons altogether. (Laughter.) The Clerk—Your honours, this is utterly contemptible, Am I under the protection of the court ? If so, I won't stand such language. Bailie Lamb—l see, Bailie Johnson, you are paying n o attention to me. The Clerk —Your honours, has Bailie Lamb pleaded guilty or not g uilty ? Bailie Lam b —Is that a' the length ye'r ? I pleaded not guilty. Now , Th e Clerk —I re all y can't stand this ; it is perfecily dis no faces, clerk I dis graceful. Bailie Lamb—Go on, Mr Gardner, and lead your proof. Peter Waugh was then sworn and examined, and sub stantiated the charge. Bailie Lamb—l object to that man as a witness—he is not sober—he is drunk. , Wangh—When you can prove it, I' In drunk. Bailie Lamb—ls he on oath 1 1 Bailie Johnson—He is. Bailie Lamb—Better administer it again. The Procurator-Fiscal—You, Bailie Lamb, are d &grad ing yourself oefore the whole community, You have no respect for your superiors, and less for yourself. John Arther, burgh officer and town crier, wins next called as a witness. Bailie Lamb—l objeet to " Jock" being a wit ness--he is ten times worse than the previous one. Ha is never sober night nor day; and I won't believe he is sober now unless he goes through the ordeal, and stands. three mi nutes on one leg. (Hisses.) _ . The Procurator-Fiscal—lt strikes me, if any one is drunk, Bailie Lamb is. Bailie Larnb—Now;clerk, no faces to me! The Clerk—your honours, will you allow me to be in suled F Bailie Johnston —W e can't allow this, and must call yon to order, Bailie Lamb. [The clerk turns his back to Bailie Lamb.] Bailie Lamb—My case is hopeless when the clerk turns his back. He'e ye a pair o' specks, Jamie Gilchrist, till I read the Act from the begiuing ? Having been supplied with the " specks," he was preparing to mount on a form to carry his words into effect, but the procurator-fiscal pro ceeding with the examination of " Jock " prevented him. The Fiscal then addressed the court, craving a convic tion, commenting strongly on Bailie Lamb's proceedings, the gross nonsense he had spoken, the annoyance he had given the court, and the ridicule he had attempted to bring on the presiding bellies. Bailie Lamb thought the fiscal too harsh. If they wanted to remove nuisances, it would be well for Mr Stewart, cf the Commercial Hotel, to try and prevent the " bus" (re ferring to Bailie Robertson's bus, which goes to the rail way station to await the trains) from causing such a noise on the street. The magistrates, after consultation, found the case fully proved, and being the first offence, fined Bailie Lamb in 208. No expenses. Bailie Lamb gave notice of appeal. SPORTING NOTES. The Wolverhampton Meeting, under the patronage of Lord Stamford, went off with great eclat. The first race on the opening day was the Ladies' Plate. Nemo, who came with an improved reputation, Was made a warm favourite; but, after taking his preliminary canter, his "washy" style of going gave heart to hi s opponents, and some heavy shots were fired against him at 5 to 2 When the flag was lowered. The spirit of those thus standing the field against the crack was, as usual, rewarded with " first blood," as the favourite, who exhibited much fractiousness at the post, ran with great unkindness throughout, and was easily disposed of by the neglected Queen of Crystal (l a t e Cuttie Queen), who won without an effort by a coupl e o f lengths. The Staffordshire Nursery Handicap produced nine runners out of the thirty entered, Contract, a neat, good looking filly, by Stockwell out of Fandango-- who was much fancied by her owner and friends for the New Stakes at Ascot, for which event she was made second fa vourite to Liddington, but failed to obtain a situation —was again intrusted with the patronage of her clever owner, whose opinion was speedily endorsed by the talent, and in consequence she left off with the call off the field , and the issue was never in doubt, as, coming away at the distance, she landed the odds and the stake without the slightest difficulty, by a brace of lengths from Sympathy, who ap peared none the better for her easy defeat by Hope, at Lewes. A quartette only could be induced to sport silk for the Patshull Stakes, with 100 soya added, which number, however, was an improvement upon last year. The Clown, from the form so recently exhibited by him, was at the opening of the betting all the rage, but towards the close, Luke, with Fordham up, came into notice, and for some time so near a thing was it considered between the pair that no thing else foundfavour. The finish of the race—one of the closest " shaves" seen for some time justified the fondness shown by the partisans of each, and exhibited fino horse manship on the part of both Custance and " the Demon," the former just screwing the last ounce out of the Merry man on the post, and snatching the judge's fiat by the shortest of heads. With the exception of Nemo the four teen on the card were coloured for the Wolverhampton Stakes, which, on this occasion was brought forward to strengthen the card for the opening day, hut as was anti cipated, Dollar frightened the remnant of those accepting from the field, which at last resolved itself to half a dozen only, three less than last year. The betting, if so it could be called, was centered in the " Frenchman," and for borne days antecedent he was backed at evens against the field, and in the City on Monday odds were freely invested upon his chance. The result, however, was one of those occasional turns up that have recently favoured the ring, as Oldminster, with 111 b. more than last year, and receiving but 31b from the favourite, lay in front throughout and landed the odds for the second year with extreme ease amid the enthusiastic cheering of the public,with whom his straightforward trainer appears to be a general favourite. The attendance of general company here on the " Cup day" is usually much larger than on the first day of the meeting, and on the present day there was no appearance of a falling off. The stand and. enclosure gave, however, evidence of the departure of many of the principal patrons of the meeting; but the nag mustered in its usual force, the majority of them leaving for Reading by the evening trains. The card contained the same number of items as its predecessor. The first, the Stamford Biennial, was set down for 1,30, to suit the convenience of those journeying south wards.: Baragah having arrived during the morning, put to flight the majority of those intending to run, and but three moderate animals were found bold enough to try con clusions with him. 3to 1 was freely laid upon his chance. The race was never in doubt, as Lord Zetland (receiving 71b) was in difficulties a quarter of a mile from home, and Ashmall, waiting to the stand, won without an effort. Im mediately after the race 1,100 to 100 was taken about the St. Leger. Those who took my advice six weeks ago, when he was at 30 to 1, will have no reason to regret their in vestments,as they can now hedge their money at 8 to I. No doubt the horse will see even a much shorter price before the eventful day arrives. The Chillington Stakes, from the fact of Victorious being on the course,was shorn of its fair proportions. The Grappler and Trumpeter, a moderate brute from Cliff's stable, being his only adversaries. The betting, as might have been expected with suck farm to oppose him, settled down to 8 to 1, and in some instances as much as 10 to 1 was laid on Mr Hodgman's colt. The Shiff nail stable, however, made no secret of their colt% chance, and took 100 to 12 freely about him, and they were rewarded by seeing his number side by side with that of Victorious. The latter it appears came prepared for a walk over, not having been set over night or plated, and the race being run at a "clinking" pace the favoarite was in diffi culties half way up, but, running with astonishing game ness, he just managed to save his owner's money by making a dead heat of it. After the Cleveland Cup—which was won very cleverly by Revolver, mainly through the favourite, Colonel Crockett, bolting—the deciding heat for the Chillington was run off. Victorious on this occasion was ridden with spur, and proved himself the better animal of the two, although the finish was too near and prolonged to be pleasant to those standing the issue, as he only just got home a neck in advance after a most liberal supply of steel. Prescription, without an effort, disposed of the three animals opposed to him in the Borough Members' Plate. The Wrottesley Stakes followed and attracted four to the post. Dawdle, from the money she was entrusted with was speedily elevated to the premiership in the betting, The confidence of her backers was rewarded by the very hollow manner in which she distributed her field. Her sale placed 125 sovs. to the credit of the fund. The day's sport was brought to a satisfactory conclusion with the Helyeake Stakes, for which the Lady Evelyn colt was an immense "pot," and he won as he pleased. The Egham and Oxford Meetings take place this week. The King John Stakes (run for at Egham) has Lemonade and Antimacassar amongst the entries, one of which ought to furnish the winner. The Runnymede Stakes should be won by Peon and the Scurry Sweepstakes by Lord of the Manor. The Oxford Meeting takes place on Thursday and Friday. The Oxford Stakes cannot fail to go to Danebury, as John Day has three engaged out of the acceptances, and the Prince of Wales Stakes to either Grappler or Antimacassar. A FRESH MAN. RACING FIX T RES FOR 1864. Au Egham .............. 16 Dover ................ 18 Oxford .......... 18 Yarmouth ............ 23 York August.... ...... 2Z Plymouth 23 Lichfield 29 Devon and Exeter ..., 30 Stocktcn 3O Derby .... 'TEMBER. • SEP Weymouth ........ Baden-Baden •••• 1 Warwick September.... B r idgwater 8 Leicester 8 Doncaster 13 Brecon 19 Richmond Royal Caledonian Hunt 21 Monmouth .... 22 Manchester Autumn .. 23 Newmarket First October 27 O CT Bedford Edinburgh and Lothians :ket Second Oct. 10 - 5 I ist ma. Club NOTE Lincoln •••• 1 8 Kelso Gloucester Newmarket Houg on 24 :MBER. Worcester Autumn .... 1 Shrewsbury Autumn .. 14 Leamington&War.Hunt 22 , BER IRISH. SEPTE3IRER. Curragh 6, 7, 8 0 CTOYER. Curragh lB, 19, 20 HOMEWARD AMERICAN MAILS. —The homeward American mail steamers due at Liverpool this week are the City of Washington, Belgian, and Scotia. The City of Washington, with dates from New York on the Gth, and the Belgian, from Quebec., with corresponding dates may be expected, the former at Queenstown and the latter at Lon donderry, in the course of Wednesday next. On Friday or early on Saturday morning next the Cunard steamer Scotia with dates from New York to the 1013, may be expected o Cape Clear or Queenstown. 0. gill 1 of the by fess era! and esa lea his ied ia • for Ile ld To